6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Closer (2004)
Closer (2004)
Overview
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.8
Overview
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film explores universal themes of love, desire, and betrayal, dissecting the complexities and destructive nature of human relationships without advocating for a specific political or social ideology.
The film features a traditional cast with no explicit diversity or race/gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on the complexities of human relationships and individual flaws, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes as central to its story.
Secondary
The film 'Closer' portrays LGBTQ+ themes negatively, using gay identity as a tool for manipulation and deception. A character uses a gay chat room to trick another, leading to humiliation and the use of 'gay' as an insult. This depiction lacks any positive counterbalance, associating LGBTQ+ themes with trickery and degradation within the narrative's exploration of infidelity.
The film 'Closer' includes a plot point where a character falsely claims another is transsexual as a means of emotional manipulation and revenge. This narrative choice frames trans identity as a source of shame and disgust, using it as a weapon to inflict pain without offering any counter-narrative or critique of this prejudiced perspective.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Closer" is an adaptation of Patrick Marber's 1997 play. All four main characters—Dan, Alice, Anna, and Larry—retain their original genders from the source material in the 2004 movie adaptation. No character established as one gender in the play is portrayed as a different gender on screen.
The film "Closer" (2004) is an adaptation of a play where the characters' races were not explicitly defined. The actors cast for the main roles align with the typical portrayals and do not represent a change from a previously established race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
6.7
6.5
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